Official UK procurement notice
P-2673 C9090 DCMS SME Support
Authority: Translink (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink requires a suitably experienced subject matter expert (SME) to provide procurement support to the Digital Competency Management System (DCMS) Project. The Service Provider will provide independent expert advice to the DCMS Project Team and lead relevant work to meet project objectives. This is anticipated to be an initial 3-month contract with possible further extensions for up to 3 months if required. Anticipated Contract Start Date is January 2026. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
CPV: Management-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Methodology and resources: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Methodology and resources: 80
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2024, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 18 May 2026, 16:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-045507- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044f99Find a Tender
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Notice history
3 events · 15 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2024- Status changed to complete1 Aug 2024, 09:24 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Aug 2024, 09:24 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Sept 2024, 15:53 BST
Routine re-releases (15)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 13 Mar 2025
- 2025-02: 4 releases · 10 Feb 2025, 13 Feb 2025
- 2025-01: 1 release · 20 Jan 2025
- 2024-12: 1 release · 18 Dec 2024
- 2024-11: 1 release · 20 Nov 2024
- 2024-09: 1 release · 17 Sept 2024
- 2024-08: 2 releases · 1 Aug 2024, 8 Aug 2024
- 2024-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMGContract | — | — | Awarded |
| ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITEDContract | — | — | Awarded |
| TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSMEContract | £20,000 † | — | Awarded |
| ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITEDContract | — | — | Awarded |
| TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSMEContract | — | — | Awarded |
| RICARDO RAIL LTDSMEContract | — | — | Awarded |
| RICARDO RAIL LTDSMEContract | — | — | Awarded |
| TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSMEContract | — | — | Awarded |
| ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITEDContract | — | — | Awarded |
| TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSMEContract | — | — | Awarded |
4 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · RICARDO RAIL LTDSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · RICARDO RAIL LTDSME
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £20,000
- Status
- active
Contract · KPMG
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · ATKINSRÉALIS PPS LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract · TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- AtkinsRealis PPS LimitedAwarded supplier
- INGENOTRAC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- KPMGAwarded supplier
- RICARDO RAIL LTDAwarded supplier
- TAYLOR AIREY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.